The Secretary-general message on World Mental Health Day
10 October 2014 World Mental Health Day is an opportunity for us all to reflect on the challenges faced by people with severe mental health problems, and what can be done to make their lives better. This year, we focus…
UNOCI and Ivorian Election Commission organize luncheon-debate on security of forthcoming elections
The Security Sector Reform (SSR) division of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) on Wednesday 8 October 2014 oganised its monthly luncheon-debate in partnership with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation on the theme: Security…
UNOCI and Blole population discuss ways of consolidating peace
The grassroots campaign team of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) known as ONUCI-Tour visited Blole village, 660 km west of Man on Friday 10 October 2014 to discuss the involvement of the people in the strengthening…
The Secretary-general message on the International Day of the Girl Child
11 October 2014 All over the world, an alarming number of adolescent girls are assaulted, beaten, raped, mutilated and even murdered. The threat of violence at the hands of family members, partners, teachers and peers grossly…
The Secretary-general message on the International Day for Disaster Reduction
13 October 2014 As a human family, we are growing older. Globally, approximately 700 million people – 10 per cent of the world's population – are over the age of 60, and by 2030, there will be more elderly persons than…
Gogo village commits to prevention and peaceful settlement of conflict
"ONUCI-Tour", the mobile sensitsation team of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) visited the inhabitants of Gogo, 680 km north of Abidjan on 10 October 2014 to discuss the theme: 'Mechanisms for conflict prevention and…
UNOCI conducts strategic planning seminar for top Ivorian police and gendarme officers
In a bid to improve the performance of the Ivorian police and gendarmerie services, the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) in collaboration with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) organized a 5-day seminar last week for…
UNOCI and UNFPA sensitise population of Guiglo and Blolequin on family planning and GBV
On the occasion of the back-to-school sporting season in Guiglo and Blolequin, the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) seized the opportunity to sensitise the population of the two towns…
The Secretary-general message on the International Day of Rural Women
15 October 2014 My mother has lived her whole life in the countryside. Although she did not receive much of a formal education, I grew up appreciating her wisdom, resilience and intelligence. In the course of my subsequent…
Special Representative meets Regional Representative of UN Women
The Special Representative of UN Secretary-general in Cote d'Ivoire, Mrs. Aichatou Mindaoudou on Friday 10 October 2014 received in audience the Regional Representative of the Office of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and…
Special Representative meets delegation of West African electoral mission
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aichatou Mindaoudou, on Wednesday, met a delegation of the Network of Electoral Commissions of the Community of West African States -…
Ivorian Head of State and Special Representative discuss political situation and electoral process in Côte d’Ivoire
Abidjan, 16 October 2014...The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aichatou Mindaoudou, today, met with the Ivorian Head of State, President Alassane Ouattara, to discuss the…